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Speaking of forgotten Newcastle signings, Chancel Mbemba scored for Marseille against Tottenham this week.
When he joined the Magpies in the bad old days of Mike Ashley, they spelled his name wrong on the back of his shirt (see above).
Although Mbemba probably wasn’t bothered: he’s not exactly a details man himself.
The Congolese centre back – pictured below arriving for his signing ceremony in full black tie – has officially changed his date of birth no less than four times.
His original birth certificate claimed he was born in 1988. But this then changed to 1990, which a Congolese official later admitted was done so he could qualify as an under 23 for their Olympic squad.
Mbemba then told teammates his year of birth was 1991, before taking bone tests when he signed for Newcastle which said he he was born in ’94.
Speaking about it in 2015, he said: “People in Africa know, me and my family, friends and anyone who knows Chancel Mbemba knows I was born on August 8th, 1994. That is all that matters.”
Good enough for us!
